ITEMS OF SPORT

New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1913, Page 31

ITEMS OF SPORT

.■.."• CRICKET. , A one-day match on Saturday between the Eden, winners of the senior cricket championship, and* the Rest of Auckland resulted in a win for the champions by. three wickets. Rest of Auckland scored 147 (Howden 46, Sale 33); Eden, 149 for seven wickets (Heighway in for 51, Smeeton 27).' In the primary schools' cricket competition on last Saturday (writes our Christchurch correspondent) Woolston, playing Marist Brothers School, made 14 (Kerr 7). Nolan took five wickets for 3 runs, Thomson four wickets for 10 runs. Marist Brothers made 208 for five wickets (Matthews retired 102, Sloan retired 40, Khouri 24, Harley not out 20, Bennett not out 10). The weather was fine, though overcast, for Saturday's.matches in Christchurch. The wickets were just slow enough to give the bowlers ail the assistance tney wanted, and the result was slow scoring all round. Sydenham inflicted a most decisive defeat on East Christchurch, and made themselves winners of the season's championship. One remaining match cannot lose them their position. St. Albans and wood each scored a 3-point win, the former over West Christchurch and the latter over last year's champions, Riccarton. Scores: St. Albans, 167 and 196 for nine, v. West Christchurch, 98 and 90; Linwood, 182 and 151 for eight, v. Riccarton, 115 and 138 (H. B. Whitta 62); Sydenham, 332, v. East Christchurch, 45 and 55. The second-grade match, Christian Brothers v. Anderson's Bay, was resumed on the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, on Saturday. Christian Brothers, with seven wickets down for 78, continued their first innings, which realised 139 (Swanson 38 not out). In their second innings Anderson's Bay made 54. Wanting 24 runs to win, Christian Brothers secured them on the call of time, and secured a 3-point win. For Christian Brothers, Flanagan (five for 20) and O'Connor (three for 17) bowled well, and for Anderson's Bay, King (three for 5) and Kirkwood. In the third grade, Christian Brothers defeated 0.8.H.5. by the narrow margin of 2 runs, the scores being: Christian Brothers 66, 0.8.H.5. 64. In the senior schools (second round) Christian Brothers A playing High School A made 130 (McCarthy 42 net out) against their apponents' 26. Fogarty (six for 7) and McCarthy (four for 3) shared the bowling honors for the winners. In the junior match, St. Patrick's College v. Union (writes our " Wellington correspondent) the former scored 145 (Rev. Fattier Bartley 42, W. Flanagan 42, . T. Cullen 21, Campion 21), against 82 by the latter. 1 Rev. Father Bartley took seven wickets for 58. In the senior grade (boys' league) Newtown was defeated by Marist Brothers on the first innings. Marist in their i first innings made 45 and in their second 100. New- ! town compiled 29 in their first essay and were two i wickets down for 20 in their second innings when stumps I were drawn. The best scorers for the winners were: J. McCauley (20), P. Fitzgerald (25), W. Flanaghan (19), .and Marshall (11). The most successful bowlers for Marists were: O'Calligan (six for 21) and McLeod (four for 21). Marist Brothers are now leading for the cup by 2 points, Donald McLean Street and Newtown being second. St. Anne's defeated Donald McLean Street P.M. by 42 inns. In the junior grade St. Anne's -defeated Marist Brothers. J Another round of the senior cricket championship was begun on Saturday, in Wellington, in beautiful weather on good wickets. South forfeited to East A. East B met North, and, batting first, knocked up 126, Wagstaff (56) and O'Shea (20) being the chief scorers. f Southall captured five wickets for 52 runs, Hiddlestone -two for 8. At the call of time North had five wickets down for 103 (Hiddlestone 56, Wilson 14, Blacklock, 'n, |- 12). Central made 218 against Hutt (Blamires 88, | Hickson 19, Smith 79, Mitchell 18. and Patterson 28"). I Rogers took four.wickets for 67 runs, Patton four for I 69, and Stiles two for 20. Hutt have lost none for 30 I (Aldersley 19, Isherwood 11). Victoria College met

Petone, and put up 178, to which Birch "contributed 42, Howe 14, Dickson 59, Burns 18, and Mcintosh 21. Finlayson took two wickets for 32 runs, Brice one for 42, Hardham one for 36, McKenzie one for 12, and McMenamen one for 16. Petone have lost three wickets for 50 (Dalgleish 18, Brice 23). In the first grade matches in Dunedin on Saturday, the Dunedin v. Opoho match was continued on the Caledonian Ground, and furnished an interesting finish. Opoho, with seven down for 215, resumed, but added only 14 runs, Kenny carrying his bat through the innings for 73. When the stumps were drawn Dunedin had scored 202 for the loss of six wickets. The match Carisbrook A v. Albion was continued on the North Ground before a fair number of spectators. Carisbrook had compiled 320 runs in. their first innings on the Saturday previous, and Albion 25 for no wickets at the drawing of stumps. To this Albion added 181 in their first innings. Being in a minority of 114 Albion followed on, and the spectators were treated to a dashing display by McFarlane, who compiled 132 runs in 1 hour 25 minutes. When play was stopped Albion had 205 runs to its credit for four wickets. In the Carisbrook B v. Grange match, the latter scored only 87 in the first innings and 96 in the second. Carisbrook put up 196 runs in their first innings, and thus won the match by an innings and 13 runs.